Now at breaking point. [bell ringing] norah major news for the economy. The fed cutting Interest Rates for the first time in four years. What it means for your wallet. Its a huge problem, and its getting worse and worse. Norah and Tonights Eye on america. Mortgage rates are coming down, but what about the Supply Shortage of homes . We look at one solution. Im the first person in my family to be a homeowner. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and Thank You for being with us on this wednesday night. Theres a lot of news at home and around the world, and we want to start with the number one issue for americans the economy. The federal reserve made a big move today, cutting rates by half a percentage point. Thats more than expected, and it is the first Rate Cut since the Covid Pandemic in 2020 and the largest since the 2008 financial crisis. So tonight the big question is, what does it mean for your Credit Card bills, your mortgage, your auto loans, and
First tonight, the graphic images coming in. For the second day in a row, hundreds of wireless devices simultaneously exploding across lebanon. Our team in bay route, about 20 feet from one of the blasts. At least 20 people killed today, more than 30 dead now. Thousands more wounded. 24 hours ago, pagers exploding with deadly force. Today, walkietalkies exploding, too. Devices that had been given to members of hezbollah. Tonight what weve learned about the remote driger. Marcus moore witnessing the blasts in beirut firsthand. And Martha Raddatz in the Region Tonight. Also tonight, the major news back here at home. A major turn for the u. S. Economy. The federal Reserve Today cutting a key Interest Rate by half a percent. The largest cut in 16 years. Signaling the fed believes the u. S. Has turned the corner now on inflation. What this now means for mortgages, credit cards, car loans. And it comes with Gas Prices coming down, too, 48 days before the election. Breaking news in new York C
Assassination attempt against Donald Trump and the false far right Conspiracy Theory pushed by trump thats Ratcheting Tensions in an ohio city. Vice president harris now slamming trump for those attacks on haitian migrants. It is a crying shame. I mean, my heart breaks for this community. You cannot be entrusted withstanding behind the seal of the president of the united states of america, engaging in that hateful rhetoric. This is exhausting and it is harmful. And it is hateful. And grounded in some age old stuff that we should not have the tolerance for. So lets turn the Page And Chart a new way forward and say, you cant have that microphone again. Lets bring in nbcs Dasha Burns and Mike Memoli who are following the candidates as well as msnbcs political Analyst Susan Del Percio and basil smikle. Dasha, trump is in long Island Today. This event under heavy security. And he commented about the apparent Assassination Attempt at yesterdays event. Yes, lets start with the first part ther
Greg: yes, yes, yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I like my haircut. Happy tuesday, everyone. Scientists have discovered what they call a third state of existence. Somewhere between life and death. No kidding. Democrats responded to the second assassination attempt on trump by turning down the rhetoric by comparing the former president to mussolini. In a rare sign of unity, maxine waters has offered to schedule his next tee time. The biden a ministration has promised to beef up security for president trump. Using the same agents that protect kamala from reporters. A neighbor of the accused gunman says the family was weird and kept a live horse in their home. Further proof that the suspect was unstable. [ laughter ] greg: it s okay to boo that one. I felt the same way. An investigation into the immigrant crisis in springfield, ohio reveals that auto accidents have increased four fold. I did not know the haitians were all women. Rfk junior is being investigated for allegedly cutting off the head
It s a crying shame. I mean, my heart breaks for this community. When you have these positions, when you have that kind of microphone in front of you, you really ought to understand at a very deep level how much your words have meaning. Especially when you have been and then seek to be again president of the united states of america. Vice president kamala harris responding today to the vicious lies being told by trump and vance about migrants, immigrants, i should say, in springfield, ohio, as vance shamelessly calls on democrats, democrats, to tone down their rhetoric. Also tonight, the latino vote, as the star who endorsed trump faces backlash, enthusiasm for harris is driving a surge in registrations among young latinos. Plus, former cnn anchor don lemon joins me tonight on the indictment of sean diddy combs. The insanity of elon musk, and don s new book about the crisis of faith in america, and in his own life. But we begin tonight with a visit to the upside down. Because it is onl